Saturday, May 14, 2016

Review of Wonderland by Robert McKay - Reviewer, Mo

Teenage Alice didn't
mean to end up on Wonderland, but the living spaceship she commandeered had
other plans, and he was very late.

Abandoned on an
unfamiliar planet, Alice's first day as a space pirate has fallen into madness.
Caterpillars? Mad hatters? A Jabberwock? A queen known for chopping off heads?
Alice must face all Wonderland can throw at her if she's to take back possession
of The White Rabbit and leave Wonderland in one piece.

Book creation ratings

Overall total, out of
30 -- 29

-- Story &
characters -- 9

-- Cover & title
-- 10

-- Editing &
formatting -- 10

* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*

The review --

If the title of this
book sounds familiar, it is. Wonderland is the story of Alice and the Looking
Glass with a twist. A superbly science-fiction otherworldly twist. In McKay’s
take on the classic Alice story, Alice is more than the humble Lewis Carroll version,
she is a feisty 13 year old who seeks adventure and the life of a pirate. Her
mother isn’t supportive of her daughter’s dream and this begins the adventure
of Alice in an intergalactic setting.

Don’t be expecting a
talking white rabbit in this story! In this adaptation, the White Rabbit is a
pirate ship/creature that speaks, and is, of course, late for a very important
date. The Cheshire cat is a cat-man, Tweedle-Dee and his brother Tweedle-Dum
are characters that you might expect to meet on South Beach pumping iron and
showing off their muscles. So if you are expecting a Disney cartoon-type tale,
forget it. This retelling brings new life to some characters we thought we
knew.

It was nice to read a
book where each and every character added to the overall story and plot
movement. The characters were memorable and each one we remember from the
Carroll novel, Disney film or other version, has an integral part to play in
Alice’s adventure. Even if you have never read the original or seen the Disney
movie, this is a book you will enjoy reading. I even liked the evil Queen! What
a solid and lovingly evil character she is!

All in all I enjoyed
the plot, the story and characters, I found it intriguing the way he changed
the feel and look of the story.